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america is the land of opportunity. if you're not educated, you can't take advantage of that opportunity. >> you know, 50 years after the march on washington, one of the questions is how much longer the government should give special treatment to minorities? back in 2003 then justice sandra day o'connor was the swing vote upholding continued racial preference necessary college tuition. she said that should end back then in 25 years. she backed off that 25-year deadline. but at some point does affirmative action, does special treatment need to end? >> i think president obama addressed that before saying perhaps we should be looking more at economic inequality. we've made a lot of progress. obviously, we have an african-american president, a lot of people in high positions. pew asked americans how much progress they thought we made. only 45% thought we made real progress toward racial equality. african-americans are 32%. i think americans seem to be in agreement we have a long way to go. the march on washington was also a
america is the land of opportunity. if you're not educated, you can't take advantage of that opportunity. >> you know, 50 years after the march on washington, one of the questions is how much longer the government should give special treatment to minorities? back in 2003 then justice sandra day o'connor was the swing vote upholding continued racial preference necessary college tuition. she said that should end back then in 25 years. she backed off that 25-year deadline. but at some point...
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. >> middle-class america, affluent america. >> reporter: and the reason cane-willis says, has to do with another more high-profile epidemic that has been spreading among affluent teens. >> people start using prescription pain pills. when those are difficult to ge, they switch to heroin. >> reporter: prescription drug use among kids has gotten a lot of attention. for good reason. a recent survey shows 24% of high school students -- that's more than five million kids -- have abused highly addictive medications like oxycontin. that's a 33% increase in just five years. on the street those pills can be spencive. as much as $80 each. so increasingly kids are turning to a cheaper, more powerful alternative: heroin. a bag can cost as little as $10. >> we see this intertwining epidemic growing. i think that we will see more heroin users. >> reporter: users like john. he told me he was doing heroin before four months before he knew it was heroin. >> reporter: like many parents, his mother caroline never saw it coming. >> we were the quintessential american family: baseball and hockey, boy sco
. >> middle-class america, affluent america. >> reporter: and the reason cane-willis says, has to do with another more high-profile epidemic that has been spreading among affluent teens. >> people start using prescription pain pills. when those are difficult to ge, they switch to heroin. >> reporter: prescription drug use among kids has gotten a lot of attention. for good reason. a recent survey shows 24% of high school students -- that's more than five million kids --...
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the middle of middle america. and negoya japan separated by 6,000 miles but sharing someone remarkable. what do you call these? >> we just call it head. reporter: that is a head. the head. reporter: six feet and 1200 pounds of head. and the brain child of artist keneko who works here in omaha. now omaha is known for warren buffet, steaks and your art. >> warren buffet and steaks, i agree. my art, maybe i need to catch up a little more. >> reporter: he set up shop here 25 years ago. it's his wife's hometown. since then, he's been rewriting the rules on the shape and size of ceramic art. >> i call it the spiritual scale. i'm trying to make pieces strong enough to pull the viewer into it. then you become one with it. >> reporter: he was born in japan in the months after the attack on pearl harbor. he showed promise early on. at 21 he came to america to study painting. his host family, it turns out, collected ceramic art. and his focus soon expanded from two dimensions to three. this is painted and glazed. >> yeah. re
the middle of middle america. and negoya japan separated by 6,000 miles but sharing someone remarkable. what do you call these? >> we just call it head. reporter: that is a head. the head. reporter: six feet and 1200 pounds of head. and the brain child of artist keneko who works here in omaha. now omaha is known for warren buffet, steaks and your art. >> warren buffet and steaks, i agree. my art, maybe i need to catch up a little more. >> reporter: he set up shop here 25 years...
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organized crime in america ♪ terrible time in america ♪ ♪ you for get i'm in america >> it's sunday morning on cbs. and here again is lee cowan. >> lee: rita moreno was unforgettable in that 1961 classic west side story. all these years later from west to east she's still a force to be reckoned with. mo rocca now with this sunday profile. >> reporter: she heated up the screen as anita in west side story. half a century later, rita moreno can still bust a move. >> oh, you're all excited. reporter: it still works. rita moreno can look back on a life that's worthy of a hollywood movie. from "singing in the rain" to singing with the muppets. i'm trying to remember now. >> you're trying to remember. i'm trying to remember. i'm 81 now. it's a good thing i wrote it down. >> reporter: rita moreno came to the u.s. from puerto rico with her mother when she was five years old. >> mommy and i trudged into america hanging on to our knotted and shopping bags. >> reporter: they joined relatives in an overcrowded bronx new york apartment and rosita was soon taking dance classes and performing in cl
organized crime in america ♪ terrible time in america ♪ ♪ you for get i'm in america >> it's sunday morning on cbs. and here again is lee cowan. >> lee: rita moreno was unforgettable in that 1961 classic west side story. all these years later from west to east she's still a force to be reckoned with. mo rocca now with this sunday profile. >> reporter: she heated up the screen as anita in west side story. half a century later, rita moreno can still bust a move. >>...
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and the caribbean, the region is now billed as the capital of the americas and these days, a capital of design. >> i am going to miami. >> welcome to miami. >> long considered past their prime these art deco buildings of the 1930s are once again the pride of miami beach, fine examples of the principle of what is old is new and what is new is old. >> here with our cover story is tracy smith. >> grand central terminal stands as one of our great city landmarks, at least it stands as of this moment. >> it was built to stand for centuries. >> but my 1969, new york's grand central terminal was in trouble. >> tomorrow the landmarks preservation commission begins a hearing that could result in grand central terminal being sent the way of the brokaw mansions and the old penn state, remember them? >> ken barwick did and led an effort to save the old building from developers. >> one time they wanted to put three levels of bowling alleys in this room, an idea that happily got laughed out of town. >> bowling alleys? >> bowling alleys. >> but their big idea was to put a tower above this building t
and the caribbean, the region is now billed as the capital of the americas and these days, a capital of design. >> i am going to miami. >> welcome to miami. >> long considered past their prime these art deco buildings of the 1930s are once again the pride of miami beach, fine examples of the principle of what is old is new and what is new is old. >> here with our cover story is tracy smith. >> grand central terminal stands as one of our great city landmarks, at...
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they are looking at all of the cell phone calls in america every day. also don't think it is good police work. i think we get over whelmed with data and we don't notice when someone goes back to another country his name is misspelled and we need people to do certain data on people we have s suspicious of. >> let me talk to you about obamacare. you support the defunding of it. but you don't believe it is going to happen and get through the senate. your only leave then is to not approve the continuing resolution. that would shut down the government which you had stated publicly is not a good idea. what do you have left here, senator? >> i don't think shutting down the government is a good idea. i do think we were elected to stop this overreach this government takeover of health care. i think insurance premiums will rise and i think the people they want to help, the working class and the poor won't have insurance and they are going to have a penalty. people want us to stand up and fight. we should use the leverage of controlling one third of the government
they are looking at all of the cell phone calls in america every day. also don't think it is good police work. i think we get over whelmed with data and we don't notice when someone goes back to another country his name is misspelled and we need people to do certain data on people we have s suspicious of. >> let me talk to you about obamacare. you support the defunding of it. but you don't believe it is going to happen and get through the senate. your only leave then is to not approve the...
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he is america's top real estate investing expert, he has been featured on the number-one real estate hit reality show, flip this house, and is a best-selling author. he is the most sought-out real estate expert in the world, and has changed thousands of people's financial futures. you now have the opportunity to spend time learning armando's money-making real estate strategies at his live event coming to your area. >> i went to armando's live event, and aftesix weeks, i made $45,000. i did it. you can do it too. go to his live event. >> four months ago, i took armando's live event and have had two offers accepted since then and look to make about $60,000. >> prior to this, i was in the i.t. and construction industries as a project manager. armando's live event showed me how i can go without any credit or money of my own and get five houses under contract with $160,000 in profit. go to the live event. it will change your life. >> announcer: armando montelongo, star of a&e's hit tv show flip this house, and inc. 500's number one educational company in the country is bringing his armand
he is america's top real estate investing expert, he has been featured on the number-one real estate hit reality show, flip this house, and is a best-selling author. he is the most sought-out real estate expert in the world, and has changed thousands of people's financial futures. you now have the opportunity to spend time learning armando's money-making real estate strategies at his live event coming to your area. >> i went to armando's live event, and aftesix weeks, i made $45,000. i...